# Hamster Combat bashes crypto VCs ahead of HMSTR token

Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/08/13/hamster-combat-says-it-skipped-vc-fund-offers-bashes-exit-liquidity-behaviour
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Hamster-Combat-bashes-crypto-VCs-ahead-of-HMSTR-token?index=0x66bb41f6a354eb231a3ec87e5fd72ee6a13f63710f3336644cbf682c44193249f2f937e8
Submitted by macbudkowski.eth on 2024-08-13 UTC, 1 upvote, 1 comment

## Summary

Hamster Kombat, a viral play-to-earn crypto game on Telegram, criticized crypto venture capital funding as "exit liquidity" and said it has turned down every investment offer it received from major Web3 venture firms. The game's admins said they want the Web3 space to "return to its fundamentals" and focus on projects that generate real value and revenue. The game claims 200 million users as of July and 53 million subscribers on its Telegram channel, and developers say venture funds will access the future HMSTR token by buying it on exchanges like any other user.

## Comments

**macbudkowski.eth**: Has anyone played this game? 

200M users seem wild, and I assume that - since you can make money - a big % of that would be bots. I'm also wondering how it can become sustainable and not repeat Axie Infinity's mistakes.